

After graduating from college, Isaak put together his first band, Silvertone. He also was in an exchange program that allowed him to study in Japan.

He subsequently attended a local college, San Joaquin Delta Community College, before transferring to the University of the Pacific, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English and communications arts in 1981. He was class president all three years, culminating with his election as student body president in his senior year, along with being the 1974 graduating class valedictorian and head of the all-male cheer squad.

Isaak attended Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in north Stockton, graduating in 1974. Isaak's mother is Italian American, from Genoa. His father's family is Catholic Black Sea German from North Dakota. Joseph's Medical Center, the son of Dorothy (née Vignolo), a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak (1929–2012), a forklift driver. Isaak was born in Stockton, California, at St. He has been called the Roy Orbison of the 1990s, and is often also compared to Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and Duane Eddy. With a career spanning four decades, he has amassed a total of 12 studio albums, and has accumulated numerous award nominations and tours. His songs generally focus on the themes of love, loss, and heartbreak. He is closely associated with film director David Lynch, who has used his music in numerous films and gave him a large role in the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. He is best known for his hit "Wicked Game," as well as the popular hit songs "Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing" and "Somebody's Crying." He is renowned for his signature 1950s rock & roll style and crooner sound, as well as his soaring falsetto and reverb-laden music. Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock musician and occasional actor.
